Little Halo
 

I have this cut that was made about a month ago... I really could have done with stitches but whats done is done! The skin around the cut is a lighter colour than the rest of my skin... It looks like a little white ring or halo... Ive only noticed it last week. Does anybody know what it might be? Its not new skin or anything but its around the scab...

Zoe F

The cut is a month old and it still has a scab?

It could be new skin growing in around the scab, it could also be an area where the melanin concentrations are lower becuase of the wound healing. Scars are often discolored compared to the skin around it.

Is there a ring of redness, swelling, or irritation around the wound?


AD

Sorry about the delay - I was away on a trip... Yeah theres still a scab but some of the scab has chipped off. Its sort of swollen... The area around the cut is a little bit swollen but the skin around the cut is just a different colour to my arm. Also the skin around the scars on my legs is actually darker than the rest of my skin. The darker and lighter skin is not part of the scars.

I would go to the doctors to go and get it checked out just to be on the safe side.